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My face is OKAY!!!!
Current mood: relieved

I played my first game just a little while ago. My face managed to stay ball-free!!!

My first game was everything I did NOT think it would be! *That's a good thing* I learned tons and tons of things!

Right field is not right. It's your military right. This is one of the IMPORTANT lessons I learned. HAHA!!!

While in the field, you move up or back, dependant on the hitter. That can be embarrassing if you go to home plate and see everyone move 7 miles forward. However, when you go to plate, you (or at least I) never see where everyone goes, so it doesn't matter.

Susan is a freaking awesome leader!!! She does everything... she never worries about it. She is understanding. She always smiles. She has fun... which makes me have fun. She's easygoing AND gets the job done. The way she explains things makes everything so easy without making you feel like a 'tard. There is a very good reason Susan is in charge. There isn't anyone who could do a better job.

I can NOT catch. I can, however, whisper "shitshitshitshitshitshitshit" and manage to whisper it loud enough for both teams to hear... even when I'm trying not to.

I can hit a ball on the first try. Well, let me explain... during THIS PARTICULAR GAME, I could do so. But, I can NOT aim the ball... nor can I not fling the bat in a manner that does not put the catcher in danger. I'm so bad at that, I stopped running to first one time to tell the catcher how sorry I was for almost hitting her... and then I ran... and then I was OUT. But that was okay because I can hit the ball. I think if you are really, really, really scared that the ball is going to hit your face then you can use a bat really well to deter said potential face damge. I had a 100% success rate on every first pitch. That is probably because I was so determined to keep the ball from hitting me. That may be because the ball was thrown easy. I really don't give a damn... I just am glad I can hit it. Now I just have to learn how NOT to hit the catcher with the flying torpedo that is my used bat.

This was a great game to start out my amazingly scary season. I know there are going to be times when I really hate it... but I am really, really glad none of them happened tonight.

So... in short. I had fun. My face is undamaged. I can bat... kinda. I still can NOT catch. The game is much more fun than I thought it would be!